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Dual Language Learners: A Toolkit for Preschool/TK Directors and School Leaders

A Preschool Toolkit for Dual Language Learners

California’s two recent historic policies – the CA Master Plan for Early Learning and Care, and the English Learner Roadmap – together serve as a potent call to action underscoring a deep commitment to early childhood education, affirming the need to explicitly address the cultural and linguistic diversity of the majority of our state’s young children, confirming responsibility for meaningful access and equity, and calling for investments in building capacity and systems to deliver coherent and quality early childhood programs and services across our state.  Dual language learners now comprise a majority of young children in our state. This professional learning opportunity is designed for school leaders who now embrace TK and preschool programs on their site and for preschool program directors across a mixed delivery system. Using the framework of the four EL Roadmap Principles, the series will delve into developmentally appropriate and culturally/ linguistically supportive early education approaches. Drawing upon a new Toolkit, leaders will work with a series of readings, tools, activities, case studies and other resources to build understanding of young DLLs, knowledge about effective programs and practices, and approaches to plan and create the early education classrooms and programs and systems to center Dual Language Learners, and that leverage, affirm and develop their multiple language and cultural assets as part of healthy development and learning.

Audience:  For administrators, site leaders with TK programs, and preschool program directors

In Person Sessions:

November 5, 2024

8:30AM-3:00 PM

November 13, 2024

8:30AM-3:00 PM

 Facilitated by Californians Together